South Australian Numbered Regulations

RADIATION PROTECTION AND CONTROL (IONISING RADIATION) REGULATIONS 2015 (NO 203 OF 2015)

- under the Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Definition of annual effective dose
   5.      Application of regulations to apparatus
   6.      Definition of radioactive ore--prescribed concentrations
   7.      Application of regulations to radioactive substances

   PART 2--Radiation control Division 1--General provisions

   8.      Duties of specified employer
   9.      Specified employer to give radiation worker certain information
   10.     Specified employer to prepare radiation safety manual etc
   11.     Duties of radiation worker
   12.     Display of radiation symbol Division 2--Radiation protection standards and limits
   13.     Specified employer to prevent exposures above certain dose limits Division 3--Radiation safety officers
   14.     Appointment of radiation safety officers
   15.     Duties of radiation safety officer
   16.     Specified employer to make certain things available to radiation safety officer Division 4--Monitoring
   17.     Specified employer to issue personal monitoring device to radiation worker
   18.     Minister's power to direct specified employer to place monitoring equipment on premises where radiation worker employed
   19.     Minister's power to direct specified employer to place monitoring equipment on affected premises
   20.     Minister's power to approve monitoring devices Division 5--Records, reports and investigations
   21.     Specified employer to keep personal radiation exposure record for each radiation worker
   22.     Alteration of personal radiation exposure records
   23.     Confidentiality of personal radiation exposure records
   24.     Specified employer to make certain enquiries before radiation worker commences duties
   25.     Specified employer to maintain records of certain measurements
   26.     Specified employer to investigate exposure of radiation workers to certain ionising radiation doses Division 6--Radiation incidents, radiation accidents and radiation emergencies
   27.     Radiation worker to report radiation incident involving worker
   28.     Specified employer to investigate reported radiation incidents
   29.     Radiation worker to report radiation accident involving worker
   30.     Specified employer to investigate reported radiation accidents
   31.     Specified employer to report radiation emergencies etc to Minister
   32.     Specified employer to prepare contingency plans Division 7--Medical examinations
   33.     Minister's power to direct radiation worker to undergo medical examination
   34.     Conduct of medical examination
   35.     Employer of designated employee to make arrangements for employee to undergo required medical examinations
   36.     Duties of medical practitioner carrying out medical examination
   37.     Specified employer to retain and keep confidential reports etc relating to medical examinations
   38.     Costs of medical examination to be borne by specified employer

   PART 3--Irradiation of humans for diagnostic, therapeutic or research purposes Division 1--Diagnostic and therapeutic purposes

   39.     Prohibition on unauthorised exposure to ionising radiation
   40.     Persons who may authorise exposure to ionising radiation
   41.     Authorisation
   42.     Duties of persons giving authorisation and carrying out treatment to make records Division 2--Research purposes
   43.     Interpretation
   44.     Prohibition on certain research without Minister's approval

   PART 4--Ionising radiation apparatus Division 1--Sale or disposal of apparatus

   45.     Application of Division
   46.     Duty to give Minister notice before selling, installing or maintaining apparatus in course of business
   47.     Duty to give Minister notice of defective apparatus sold or installed
   48.     Duty to notify Minister of changes etc to information supplied about defective apparatus sold or installed
   49.     Minister's power to require further information
   50.     Duties of person receiving order for sale of apparatus
   51.     Duty to notify Minister of sale of portable or mobile apparatus
   52.     Duty to notify Minister of intention to install fixed apparatus
   53.     Duty to notify Minister of sale or replacement of certain components of apparatus
   54.     Duty to notify Minister of sale or disposal of apparatus
   55.     Certain apparatus to be made inoperable before sale or disposal Division 2--Licence to operate apparatus
   56.     Licences to operate radiation apparatus (section 31 of Act)--prescribed classes of apparatus and persons and prescribed form
   57.     Licences to operate radiation apparatus (section 31 of Act)--prescribed qualifications
   58.     Licence holder to notify Minister of change of address for service Division 3--Registration of apparatus
   59.     Registration of radiation apparatus (section 32 of Act)--prescribed classes of apparatus
   60.     Application for registration of apparatus
   61.     Registered owner of apparatus to notify change of address for service
   62.     Registered owner of apparatus to notify change of location of fixed apparatus Division 4--Special requirements for apparatus
   63.     Labelling requirements
   64.     Signage requirements
   65.     Construction of cabinet X-ray unit
   66.     Owner of cabinet X-ray unit to carry out regular checks
   67.     X-ray analysis systems used for fluorescence analysis
   68.     X-ray tubes incorporated in X-ray analysis apparatus
   69.     Shutters fitted to X-ray analysis apparatus
   70.     Lights and signs fitted to X-ray analysis apparatus
   71.     Owner of open-beam X-ray analysis system to display signs
   72.     Registered owner of X-ray analysis apparatus to carry out regular radiation monitoring surveys
   73.     Registered owner of X-ray analysis apparatus to carry out regular checks
   74.     By-passing of safety device or interlock fitted to X-ray analysis apparatus
   75.     Registered owner of X-ray analysis system to prepare separate working rules in certain cases
   76.     Duties of registered owner of open-beam X-ray analysis system
   77.     Registered owner of X-ray analysis apparatus to record radiation surveys etc
   78.     Registered owner of X-ray analysis apparatus to make available radiation monitoring instrument for radiation surveys
   79.     Duties of user of X-ray analysis apparatus
   80.     Person carrying out site radiography using apparatus to be accompanied by person trained in emergency procedures
   81.     Person carrying out site radiography using apparatus etc to wear chirper and have radiation survey meter
   82.     Duties of owner of apparatus used for site radiography when using apparatus on premises owned by another
   83.     Apparatus used for site radiography to incorporate collimating device
   84.     Duty of person carrying out site radiography using apparatus with remote control unit
   85.     Duty of person intending to carry out site radiography using apparatus to mark out area around exposure
   86.     Owner of apparatus used for industrial radiography to regularly inspect apparatus
   87.     Prohibition on use of device etc in course of industrial radiography unless in good working order
   88.     Apparatus used for industrial radiography
   89.     Requirement to provide warning devices when carrying out site radiography using apparatus
   90.     Apparatus used for dental radiography with extra-oral X-ray tube
   91.     Prohibition on use of apparatus designed for dental radiography with intra-oral X-ray tube
   92.     Fixed apparatus used for medical or veterinary diagnostic radiography or by chiropractor
   93.     Portable or mobile apparatus used for medical or veterinary plain radiography
   94.     Capacitor discharge apparatus
   95.     Portable apparatus used for veterinary plain radiography
   96.     Orthopantomographic apparatus
   97.     Prohibition on use of orthopantomographic apparatus with person positioned in apparatus while tube current being preset
   98.     Apparatus used for mammography or soft tissue radiography
   99.     Apparatus used for medical or veterinary fluoroscopy
   100.    Fixed and mobile fluoroscopic apparatus
   101.    Apparatus used for treatment at accelerating voltages up to 0.5MV
   102.    Apparatus producing X-rays or electron beams (energy range 0.5-20 MeV) used for medical radiation therapy
   103.    Fixed apparatus used for medical, veterinary or chiropractic radiography
   104.    Installation of radiation therapy apparatus operating above 50kV
   105.    Minister's power to prohibit use of certain apparatus designed for medical, dental or chiropractic use pending consideration of application for registration of apparatus
   106.    Duty of person licensed to operate apparatus in relation to persons other than patients during medical etc radiographic procedure
   107.    Persons other than patient not to remain in room during fluoroscopic procedure or test procedure
   108.    Prohibition on use of direct exposure film for mammography
   109.    Manual processing of radiographic films
   110.    Persons other than patient not to remain in treatment room where apparatus operated or used for radiation therapy above certain voltages
   111.    Minister's power to require registered owner of diagnostic radiography apparatus to maintain quality assurance test program

   PART 5--Radioactive substances Division 1--Sale of radioactive substances

   112.    Application of Division
   113.    Duty to give Minister notice before carrying on certain business
   114.    Duty to notify Minister of defective registrable device sold or installed in course of business
   115.    Minister's power to require additional information
   116.    Person selling registrable device to give purchaser certain information
   117.    Duty to notify Minister of sale of mobile registrable device
   118.    Duty to notify Minister of intention to install fixed registrable device
   119.    Person selling sealed radioactive source required to be registered to supply ISO certificate
   120.    Duty to notify Minister of sale of registered sealed radioactive source
   121.    Duty to notify Minister of sales of radioactive substances
   122.    Prohibition on selling consumer product
   123.    Prohibition on selling unapproved ionisation chamber smoke detector Division 2--Licence to use or handle radioactive substances
   124.    Prescribed classes of persons and substances (section 28(2) of Act)
   125.    Prescribed form (section 28(3)(b) of Act)
   126.    Holder of licence under section 28 of Act to notify Minister of change of address for service Division 3--Accounting for and storage and labelling of radioactive substances
   127.    Registered occupier of premises in which unsealed radioactive substance is kept or handled to maintain register of unsealed radioactive substances
   128.    Person in possession of sealed radioactive source to maintain register of sealed radioactive sources
   129.    Storage of sealed radioactive sources and unsealed radioactive substances
   130.    Owner of sealed radioactive source etc to mark doors and entrances to areas where source or unsealed radioactive substance kept
   131.    Owner of sealed radioactive source etc to mark sources and vessels containing unsealed radioactive substance Division 4--Disposal of radioactive substances
   132.    Application of Division
   133.    Prohibition on disposal of radioactive substance without Minister's approval
   134.    Application for approval to dispose of unsealed radioactive substance
   135.    Application for approval to dispose of sealed radioactive source
   136.    Minister's power to require applicant to supply further information
   137.    Matters to be taken into account by Minister in deciding application for approval
   138.    Approval of application
   139.    Minister to notify applicant of decision on application
   140.    Minister's power to vary or impose conditions during currency of approval
   141.    Right to apply for reconsideration of decision refusing application or imposing or varying condition Division 5--Registration of sealed radioactive sources
   142.    Prescribed classes of sealed radioactive sources
   143.    Application for registration of sealed radioactive source
   144.    Duty of registered owner of sealed radioactive source to notify Minister of change of address for service
   145.    Duty of registered owner of sealed radioactive source to notify Minister of modifications to source container Division 6--Special requirements for sealed radioactive sources
   146.    Design and construction of capsules and source holders
   147.    Sealed radioactive source to be used in device etc
   148.    Sealed radioactive source to be in chemical and physical form minimising corrosion etc
   149.    Minister's power to require owner of sealed radioactive source to carry out tests
   150.    Owner of sealed radioactive source to keep register of location if moved for use
   151.    Source container used for radiation gauge etc
   152.    Radioactive substance used for bore hole logging
   153.    Owner of sealed radioactive source used for bore hole logging to provide radiation survey meter
   154.    Duty of operator of bore hole logging tool
   155.    Person carrying out site radiography using sealed radioactive source to be accompanied by person trained in emergency procedures
   156.    Person carrying out site radiography using sealed radioactive source to wear chirper and have radiation survey meter
   157.    Duties of owner of sealed radioactive source carrying out site radiography on premises owned by another person
   158.    Person carrying out site radiography using sealed radioactive source to use collimating device
   159.    Person carrying out site radiography using sealed radioactive source to mark out area around exposure site
   160.    Source container used for industrial radiography and equipment used for handling source
   161.    Owner of certain devices used for industrial radiography to carry out regular inspections
   162.    Prohibition of use of device etc in course of industrial radiography not in good working order
   163.    Sealed radioactive source used for external beam radiation therapy
   164.    Design and construction of sealed radioactive source used for external beam radiation therapy
   165.    Installation of sealed radioactive source used for external beam therapy
   166.    Duty of person administering human brachytherapy using sealed radioactive source
   167.    Duties of person carrying out veterinary radiation therapy involving insertion or attachment of sealed radioactive source
   168.    Duties of person carrying out veterinary radiation therapy involving implanting of sealed radioactive source in an animal
   169.    Duty of owner etc of animal undergoing certain veterinary radiation therapy Division 7--Registration of premises
   170.    Registration of premises in which unsealed radioactive substances are kept or handled--prescribed classes of substances and prescribed classes of premises
   171.    Application for registration of premises under section 29 of Act
   172.    Registered occupier to notify change of address for service or structural alterations to registered premises Division 8--Special requirements for premises
   173.    Interpretation
   174.    Laboratory in which unsealed radioactive substance is kept or handled
   175.    Requirement to provide fume cupboard or total enclosure in certain cases
   176.    Type B laboratory
   177.    Type A laboratory
   178.    Duties of registered occupier of premises in which unsealed radioactive substance is kept or handled Division 9--Licence to test for developmental purposes
   179.    Definition of prescribed radioactive substance--prescribed concentration
   180.    Operations to which section 23A(1) of Act does not apply
   181.    Prescribed form of application for licence Division 10--Licence to carry out mining or mineral processing
   182.    Operations to which section 24(1) of Act does not apply
   183.    Definition of prescribed radioactive substance--prescribed concentration
   184.    Prescribed form of application for licence Division 11--Facilities licence
   185.    Prescribed facilities
   186.    Classes of persons not required to hold licence
   187.    Prescribed form of application for licence Division 12--Licence to possess a radiation source
   188.    Prescribed circumstances in which licence is not required
   189.    Prescribed form of application for licence Division 13--Accreditation of third party service providers
   190.    Prescribed form of application for accreditation

   PART 6--Miscellaneous Division 1--Use of ionising radiation in schools

   191.    Interpretation
   192.    Use of radioactive substance etc in secondary school to be in accordance with Code Division 2--Miscellaneous
   193.    Application for licence to mine or mill radioactive ores (section 24 of Act)--prescribed form
   194.    Application forms for renewal of accreditations and authorities
   195.    Register of licences under section 24 of Act
   196.    Registers of licences under sections 28 and 31 of Act
   197.    Register of sealed radioactive sources and apparatus registered under sections 30 and 32 of Act
   198.    Register of premises registered under section 29 of Act
   199.    Procedure for obtaining Minister's approval to destroy certain documents
   200.    Release of information obtained in administration of Act--prescribed body
   201.    Use of codes of practice and standards in these regulations
   202.    Service of documents
   203.    Manner of giving directions or approvals required by these regulations
   204.     Fees
   205.    General penalty
           SCHEDULE 1--Classification of radionuclides into groups
           SCHEDULE 2--Radiation symbol
           SCHEDULE 3--Classification of premises
           SCHEDULE 4--Fees
           SCHEDULE 5--Forms
           SCHEDULE 6--Minimum half value layers for diagnostic apparatus
           SCHEDULE 7--Error distances for automatic collimation to a spot film device
           SCHEDULE 8--Error distances for automatic collimation to an image intensifier
           SCHEDULE 9--Revocation of Radiation Protection and Control (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2000
           Legislative history